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• Installation of OBS Studio
• OBS Studio workspace
• Scenes and Sources in OBS and
• How to start and stop a recording in OBS.

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• Windows 10 and
• OBS Studio version: 27.0.1
• Firefox Web browser
• We also need a working Internet connection for the installation.

We can select the one suitable for our machine’s configuration.

Here we see the OBS 27.0 version.

Newer versions might be available depending on the time of your download.

I will select the Downloads folder.

Click on the Save button at the bottom of the dialog box.

This may take some time, depending upon your Internet speed.

We will keep all the defaults here.

Select Finish.

Uncheck Launch OBS Studio.

And then click on the Finish at the bottom right side of the window.

In the search bar, type OBS.

From the displayed list, click on the OBS icon.

Point to Optimize for streaming, recording is secondary.

Point to Optimize for streaming, I will not be streaming.

Point to I will only be using the virtual camera.

• Optimize for streaming, recording is secondary
• Optimize just for recording, I will not be streaming and
• I will only be using the virtual camera.

Select Optimize just for recording, I will be not streaming radio button.

Click on the Next button.

So, select the radio button Optimize just for recording, I will not be streaming.

Then click on the Next button at the bottom.

Click on the Next button.

Then click on the Next button.

Click on the Apply settings button.

Click on the Apply settings button at the bottom.

First, let us familiarize ourselves with the OBS workspace or the OBS window now.

Point to Scene management and Control options at the bottom.

The Scene management and Control options are at the bottom.

Hover the mouse over each tab.

Scenes, Sources, Audio Mixer, Scene transitions and Controls.

We will learn how to use each section as the series progresses.

Scenes are specific layouts for how you want your sources to be displayed.

Sources are the things/elements shown on your screen.

Here, the footage is the scene and the camera is the source.

Point to Scenes Panel>>Click on +

Point to Scenes Panel>>Right click>>Add option.

To do so, click the +plus icon at the bottom of the Scenes panel.

Alternatively, you can right-click at the empty space of the Scenes list and choose Add option.

Type Scene 001 .

Click on the Ok button.

It prompts us to enter the name of the scene.

I will type the name of the scene as Scene 001.

Click on the Ok button at the bottom right of the window.

Point to Sources Panel>>Click on +

Select Display Capture.

To do so, click the +plus icon at the bottom of the Sources panel.

It shows a list of options for recording. We’ll select Display Capture.

Click on the Ok button.

If not, please select it.

And click on the Ok button at the bottom of the window.

Click on the Ok button.

We will not do anything here.

Click on the Ok button at the bottom right of the window.

Controls>>Start Recording button.

Under the Controls panel at the bottom right, click on the Start Recording option.

• If you get an error that says-
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Click on Show Recordings.

Click on Show Recordings.

It will automatically take us to where the recording is saved.

Select VLC.

From the context menu select Open with option.

From the sub-menu select any Player available on your machine.

I will select VLC player and click the Play button.

This is what I recorded.

Close it by clicking in the X icon.

Let us summarize.

• Installing OBS studio
• OBS Studio workspace
• Scenes and Sources in OBS and
• How to start and stop a recording in OBS in Windows OS.

• Create a new scene in OBS.
• Name it as Scene 2.
• Record your Desktop screen.
• Save and close the file.
• Go to the saved location and play the recording.

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